tardaré

tar-da-RAY/taɾðaˈɾe/

“tardaré” means “I will take” in Spanish (referring to a duration of time).

I will take

Also: I will be late, I will be long

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A traveler walking down a long, winding path that disappears into distant rolling hills under a setting sun.

gerundtardando

past Participletardado

infinitivetardar

📝 In Action

Tardaré diez minutos en llegar al restaurante.

I will take ten minutes to get to the restaurant.

No tardaré mucho, solo voy a comprar pan.

I won't be long, I'm just going to buy bread.

Si hay tráfico, tardaré más de lo esperado.

If there is traffic, I will take longer than expected.

Word Connections

Synonyms

demoraré (I will delay)
me retrasaré (I will be late)

Antonyms

me apresuraré (I will hurry)

Common Collocations

tardar en llegar – to take time to arrive
no tardar nada – to not be long at all / to take no time

🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedestardaran

yotardara

tútardaras

vosotrostardarais

nosotrostardáramos

él/ella/ustedtardara

present

ellos/ellas/ustedestarden

yotarde

tútardes

vosotrostardéis

nosotrostardemos

él/ella/ustedtarde

indicative

preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedestardaron

yotardé

tútardaste

vosotrostardasteis

nosotrostardamos

él/ella/ustedtardó

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedestardaban

yotardaba

tútardabas

vosotrostardabais

nosotrostardábamos

él/ella/ustedtardaba

present

ellos/ellas/ustedestardan

yotardo

tútardas

vosotrostardáis

nosotrostardamos

él/ella/ustedtarda

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✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: tardaré

Question 1 of 2

How would you say 'I will not be long'?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family▼

tarde(late / afternoon) — Adverb / Noun

tardanza(delay) — Noun

atardecer(dusk / sunset) — Noun

🎵 Rhymes▼

hablaré cantarécafé

📚 Etymology▼

From the Latin word 'tardare', which means to slow down or delay. This is related to the word 'tardus', meaning slow.

First recorded: 12th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: tardyFrench: tarder

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between 'tardaré' and 'llegaré tarde'?

'Tardaré' focuses on the amount of time you will spend or take to do something. 'Llegaré tarde' specifically means you will arrive after the scheduled time.